BEFORE YOU BEGIN: For Category 1 non-course-based experiences, you will need both a student summary and a mentor endorsement. The student summary is an up to one page summary in .docx or .pdf format of the non-course-based experience. Your summary should include your accomplishments during the semester, research/scholarship skills learned, and products/potential products of the semester’s work, such as publications, presentations, exhibitions, etc. Also include a brief statement of future planned work related to the project. The mentor endorsement form can be found here. Requirement for credit in current semester; must be filed no later than two weeks after last day of finals for semester reported. This form may also be used for retroactive credit for activities in previous semesters.
When your pre-semester application was approved, you should have received an email directing you to the Undergraduate Research and Creative Projects Program Survey. This survey must be filled out for every semester in which you are seeking URHS credit (Categories 1 and 2).
Attach an up-to-one-page summary in .docx or .pdf format of the non-course-based experience. Your summary should include your accomplishments during the semester, research/scholarship skills learned, and products/potential products of the semester’s work, such as publications, presentations, exhibitions, etc. Also include a brief statement of future planned work related to the project. An endorsement from your faculty mentor is also required. The mentor endorsement form can be found here.